Best Places76490, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76490, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
76490 ranks 16,015th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 76490
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
76490's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76490 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 76490 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76490
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76490 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,388, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 76490's effective rate of 1.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 76490
76490 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 76490.
Who works in 76490, and how
Work in 76490 centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 76490
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 76490.
What the weather is like in 76490, month by month
76490 sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 76490
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 57 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 76490
Schools across 76490 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Perrin ElC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Perrin H SC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76490 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76490 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 76490 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76490
Is 76490 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76490 ranks 16,015th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on education levels and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76490 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $318,800. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $72,388 median income, cost of living beats 36% of zip codes.
Is 76490 safe?
Yes, 76490 is safer than 83% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $253 per resident a year.
Compare 76490 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76490. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76490 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
76490 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76490: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76490: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76490: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76490: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76490 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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